Mechanical Engineer.
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from duties, requirements, qualifications, pay.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes many lines about qualifications, etc. We need to keep them.
We need to format duties as list items. The duties paragraph: "Develop the designs, plans, cost estimates, and specifications for piping, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, automatic control, utility, and other systems of major size and complexity for use in such facilities.Evaluate design objectives, performs highly complex technical calculations, identifies most economical and efficient procedures for project design.Prepare detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluation.Review and evaluate shop drawings, samples, and material certifications submitted by contractor for contract and performance requirements, recommending approval, rejection, or receipt.Review the work of architect-engineer firms to ensure design excellence and that requirements are met."
We can split into list items each sentence.
Requirements: includes conditions of employment: suitability/fitness determination, one year probationary period, financial disclosure OGE Form 450 required pre-employment and annually thereafter per DoD Directive 5500-7-R. Also maybe other requirements like US Citizenship? Actually that's under Qualifications. Also "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." That's a requirement. Also "You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship." That's also a requirement. Also "This position requires a 1 year probationary period..." already mentioned. Also "Direct Deposit of Pay is required." Also "Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees." Also "If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the This is a Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position." That's maybe not a requirement but info. Also "Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement." Not a requirement. Also "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's pay. Also "When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable." That's maybe pay/benefits but not specific. Also "Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest." Also "Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.Student loan repayment may be authorized.Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized." These are benefits/incentives but not specific. Might be too vague. Probably we should not include Benefits section because it's not specific. Pay section we can include the sentence about salary includes locality pay. Also maybe include that Direct Deposit of Pay is required (that's a condition). Could be under Requirements.
Qualifications: includes Who May Apply: US Citizens, Basic Requirement for Mechanical Engineer (degree details), Combination of Education and Experience, Professional registration, etc. Also Specialized Experience: one year of specialized experience with three bullet points. Also Education FOREIGN EDUCATION note. Also "For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted." Also "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." Already captured. Also "You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship." Also "This position requires a 1 year probationary period..." already.
We need to preserve all substantive info, but we can condense into list items where appropriate. However we must not lose detail. We'll try to keep the essence but not omit specifics. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." That means we cannot summarize away detail; we must keep the details. But we can rephrase? Probably we should keep the original sentences but format as list items or paragraphs. Summarizing away detail would be like removing specifics. We need to keep the specifics like the list of areas (statics, dynamics, etc.) and the 60 semester hours requirement, etc. So we need to include those details.
Thus we need to output a fairly large HTML fragment with many list items and paragraphs.
We must not include boilerplate like "Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered." That's generic; maybe we can drop as it's not specific. Also "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's vague; we can drop Benefits section.
We need to decide sections: Duties, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. Possibly also "Conditions of employment" could be part of Requirements.
We'll create:
Duties
- Develop the designs, plans, cost estimates, and specifications for piping, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, automatic control, utility, and other systems of major size and complexity for use in such facilities.
- Evaluate design objectives, performs highly complex technical calculations, identifies most economical and efficient procedures for project design.
- Prepare detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluation.
- Review and evaluate shop drawings, samples, and material certifications submitted by contractor for contract and performance requirements, recommending approval, rejection, or receipt.
- Review the work of architect-engineer firms to ensure design excellence and that requirements are met.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
- Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450 is required pre-employment and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens.
Basic Requirement for Mechanical Engineer:
- Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering: To be acceptable, the program must:
- (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR
- include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics:
- (a) statics, dynamics;
- (b) strength of materials (stress‑strain relationships);
- (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
- (d) thermodynamics;
- (e) electrical fields and circuits;
- (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and
- (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
- OR Combination of Education and Experience: College‑level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
- Professional registration or licensure – Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (Applicants who obtained registration by means other than a written test, e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions, are eligible only for positions within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.)
- Written Test – Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
- Specified academic courses – Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that included the courses specified above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
- Related curriculum – Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field (e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology), may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering‑type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
- Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:
- applying mechanical engineering concepts, principles, and practices sufficient to design mechanical equipment and features of construction programs;
- performing quality assurance (control) of mechanical design portions of construction projects; and
- preparing contract documents (plans, specifications, statement of work, etc.) for contract award, providing contract and project oversight.
- Education – FOREIGN
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from duties, requirements, qualifications, pay. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning, duplicated lines, application instructions. The posting includes many lines about qualifications, etc. We need to keep them. We need to format duties as list items. The duties paragraph: "Develop the designs, plans, cost estimates, and specifications for piping, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, automatic control, utility, and other systems of major size and complexity for use in such facilities.Evaluate design objectives, performs highly complex technical calculations, identifies most economical and efficient procedures for project design.Prepare detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluation.Review and evaluate shop drawings, samples, and material certifications submitted by contractor for contract and performance requirements, recommending approval, rejection, or receipt.Review the work of architect-engineer firms to ensure design excellence and that requirements are met." We can split into list items each sentence. Requirements: includes conditions of employment: suitability/fitness determination, one year probationary period, financial disclosure OGE Form 450 required pre-employment and annually thereafter per DoD Directive 5500-7-R. Also maybe other requirements like US Citizenship? Actually that's under Qualifications. Also "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." That's a requirement. Also "You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship." That's also a requirement. Also "This position requires a 1 year probationary period..." already mentioned. Also "Direct Deposit of Pay is required." Also "Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees." Also "If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the This is a Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure Career Field position." That's maybe not a requirement but info. Also "Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement." Not a requirement. Also "Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement." That's pay. Also "When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable." That's maybe pay/benefits but not specific. Also "Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest." Also "Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.Student loan repayment may be authorized.Salary negotiations for those candidates who are new to Federal service may be authorized.Credit for Prior Non-Federal Work Experience and Certain Military Service for Determining Annual Leave Accrual Rate may be authorized." These are benefits/incentives but not specific. Might be too vague. Probably we should not include Benefits section because it's not specific. Pay section we can include the sentence about salary includes locality pay. Also maybe include that Direct Deposit of Pay is required (that's a condition). Could be under Requirements. Qualifications: includes Who May Apply: US Citizens, Basic Requirement for Mechanical Engineer (degree details), Combination of Education and Experience, Professional registration, etc. Also Specialized Experience: one year of specialized experience with three bullet points. Also Education FOREIGN EDUCATION note. Also "For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted." Also "Additional information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration." Already captured. Also "You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship." Also "This position requires a 1 year probationary period..." already. We need to preserve all substantive info, but we can condense into list items where appropriate. However we must not lose detail. We'll try to keep the essence but not omit specifics. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." That means we cannot summarize away detail; we must keep the details. But we can rephrase? Probably we should keep the original sentences but format as list items or paragraphs. Summarizing away detail would be like removing specifics. We need to keep the specifics like the list of areas (statics, dynamics, etc.) and the 60 semester hours requirement, etc. So we need to include those details. Thus we need to output a fairly large HTML fragment with many list items and paragraphs. We must not include boilerplate like "Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered." That's generic; maybe we can drop as it's not specific. Also "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's vague; we can drop Benefits section. We need to decide sections: Duties, Requirements, Qualifications, Pay. Possibly also "Conditions of employment" could be part of Requirements. We'll create:
Duties
- Develop the designs, plans, cost estimates, and specifications for piping, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, automatic control, utility, and other systems of major size and complexity for use in such facilities.
- Evaluate design objectives, performs highly complex technical calculations, identifies most economical and efficient procedures for project design.
- Prepare detailed cost estimates for use in obtaining project funding and bid evaluation.
- Review and evaluate shop drawings, samples, and material certifications submitted by contractor for contract and performance requirements, recommending approval, rejection, or receipt.
- Review the work of architect-engineer firms to ensure design excellence and that requirements are met.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315. While probationary the incumbent can be terminated with limited appeal rights.
- Financial Disclosure Statement OGE Form 450 is required pre-employment and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship is required.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens.
Basic Requirement for Mechanical Engineer:
- Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in engineering: To be acceptable, the program must:
- (1) lead to a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in a school of engineering with at least one program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET); OR
- include differential and integral calculus and courses (more advanced than first-year physics and chemistry) in five of the following seven areas of engineering science or physics:
- (a) statics, dynamics;
- (b) strength of materials (stress‑strain relationships);
- (c) fluid mechanics, hydraulics;
- (d) thermodynamics;
- (e) electrical fields and circuits;
- (f) nature and properties of materials (relating particle and aggregate structure to properties); and
- (g) any other comparable area of fundamental engineering science or physics, such as optics, heat transfer, soil mechanics, or electronics.
- OR Combination of Education and Experience: College‑level education, training, and/or technical experience that furnished (1) a thorough knowledge of the physical and mathematical sciences underlying engineering, and (2) a good understanding, both theoretical and practical, of the engineering sciences and techniques and their applications to one of the branches of engineering. The adequacy of such background must be demonstrated by one of the following:
- Professional registration or licensure – Current registration as an Engineer Intern (EI), Engineer in Training (EIT), or licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) by any State, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico. (Applicants who obtained registration by means other than a written test, e.g., State grandfather or eminence provisions, are eligible only for positions within or closely related to the specialty field of their registration.)
- Written Test – Evidence of having successfully passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, or any other written test required for professional registration, by an engineering licensure board in the various States, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico.
- Specified academic courses – Successful completion of at least 60 semester hours of courses in the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences that included the courses specified above. The courses must be fully acceptable toward meeting the requirements of an engineering program.
- Related curriculum – Successful completion of a curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in an appropriate scientific field (e.g., engineering technology, physics, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, or geology), may be accepted in lieu of a degree in engineering, provided the applicant has had at least 1 year of professional engineering experience acquired under professional engineering supervision and guidance. Ordinarily there should be either an established plan of intensive training to develop professional engineering competence, or several years of prior professional engineering‑type experience, e.g., in interdisciplinary positions.
In Addition To Meeting The Basic Requirement Above, To Qualify For This Position You Must Also Meet The Qualification Requirements Listed Below:
- Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:
- applying mechanical engineering concepts, principles, and practices sufficient to design mechanical equipment and features of construction programs;
- performing quality assurance (control) of mechanical design portions of construction projects; and
- preparing contract documents (plans, specifications, statement of work, etc.) for contract award, providing contract and project oversight.
- Education – FOREIGN